Metal Finishing and Anodising Company

LBParkes is a long established aluminium treatment supplier, trade coater, to large volume production high quality sectors such as the automotive, architectural, consumer durables and electronics industries.

We are one of the largest anodisers of aluminium components, and our automated processing lines are able to undertake million-plus component batch sizes as routine and give a quick turnaround on batches of work.

We provide Alocrom, Iridite NCP in either small batches or on large production runs.

We are also able to offer this same high volume and quick turnaround service on our powder coating plant with anodising/iridite/chromate available as a pre-treatment .

We currently carry out work for many major names connected with the automotive, consumer, health and security industries, both in the UK and overseas.

Just as importantly, all our handling and packaging are able to deal with the particular requirements of processing any number of components.

Case Study

Bullring shopping centre

The Challenge

“To produce a building like no other”

From the start the Selfridge project was one that required the very best in knowledge and skill to produce. Taking the ideas and designs of an architect and realising them in a way that is repeatable and sustainable in production took time, planning and development. Different sized discs were trialled as were different fixing and finishing solutions.

The Solution

A highly specialised polishing process firstly by machine then hand operator before being followed by a bespoke anodising coating in a mixed acid electrolyte with a post anodising pre-treatment to aid maintenance. There are twice as many discs on the building than that you can see. The backing discs had to be anodised and the fixings assembled prior to delivery to site to be attached to the façade ready for the discs that are visible today. The whole number of discs, 15,000, were prepared and had to be kept ready in our specially constructed warehouse in their bespoke packaging. We then delivered to schedule to site.

The Results

Eye catching

The alloy choice and treatment show what can be done when all partners in a process work together